History Main / CreationMyth

* The Happy Science movie ''Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun'' is a story on how humans came about according to Happy Science. In the beginning, a "branch spirit" of the Primordial God/Eternal Buddha settled down in Venus under the name of "El Miore," where he created the beings known as Venusians. However, when the Venusians couldn't evolve anymore due to achieving perfection, the Primordial God warned El Miore that this would trigger the cataclysm that would turn the planet into the barren wasteland it is now. Taking heed of the warning, El Miore took the most evolved Venusians' souls and reincarnated them on Earth as humans, with his right hand bestowing "wisdom and courage" to the first men and his left hand "grace and elegance" to the first women. Then he changed his name to "El Cantare" and gave them the mission of guiding other immigrant races in their own evolution.

* The prologue to ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', "Ainulindalë", is the creation story of Middle-Earth.

* ''Series/Foundation2021'': Luminism a major religion that revolves around the concepts of soul and reincarnation. Its followers believe in the triple goddess, ehich is the personification of the three moons orbiting the planet of Dol: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone. Their mythology says that their goddess was once a single entity called Surah. When Surah collided with Dol, it split Surah apart creating the three moons.

** Andrew liked the idea, and ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is, [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod by his words]], [[http://www.formspring.me/andrewhussie/q/1158290610 an elaborate creation myth]] based on ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'', and ''VideoGame/TheSims''. Which apparently means [[LikeRealityUnlessNoted our]] creators are twelve... ([[{{Troll}} internet]]) [[OurTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] with [[DysfunctionJunction serious mental issues]]?]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Adam}}'' is a satire of Genesis in which a disembodied [[TheHandIsGod hand of God]] creates Adam from clay (it's a claymation short) and screws with him for a while.

* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': "The Mother's Song", which first appears (in full) in the fifth book, is an epic poem which tells of how the Mother (Earth) was born "out of the darkness, the chaos of time". She uses the dust left over from Her [[note]]capitalised in the original[[/note]] birth to create the moon as a companion for Herself, and later ventures into the void and takes the life-force, causing Her to become pregnant. The next few verses describe how She gives birth to a son ([[{{Pun}} the sun]]) and how this gives rise to the rivers and seas, plants start to grow, mountains are formed, and the stars are created. However, the sun is lured into the void and, though the Mother tries to get him back, She is unable to do so, even with the moon's help. Instead, they and the void become locked in an endless struggle, in which the sun's light disappears whenever the void is winning, giving rise to night and day. The Mother, grieving for the loss of Her son, draws on the life-force again and gives birth to all the animals, before giving birth to the first humans.

* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': "The Mother's Song", which first appears (in full) in the fifth book, is an epic poem which tells of how the Mother (Earth) was born "out of the darkness, the chaos of time". She uses the dust left over from Her [[note]]capitalised in the original[[/note]] birth to create the moon as a companion for Herself, and later ventures into the void and takes the life-force, causing Her to become pregnant. The next few verses describe how She gives birth to a son ([[{{Pun}} the sun]]) and how this gives rise to the rivers and seas, plants start to grow, mountains are formed, and the stars are created. However, the sun is lured back into the void and, though the Mother tries to get him back, She is unable to do so, even with the moon's help. Instead, they and the void become locked in an endless struggle, in which the sun's light disappears whenever the void is winning, giving rise to night and day. The Mother, grieving for the loss of Her son, draws on the life-force again and gives birth to all the animals, before giving birth to the first humans.